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Generation Z – Money & College
July 2017 Newsletter Generation Z – Money & College Yeah! It’s finally summer. I hope you enjoyed time with family and friends over the 4th. But summer isn’t just time to vacation. Rising seniors, you are now a mere month away from college application time and 3 months away from financial aid application time. The…
5 Tips for an Effective Financial Aid Appeal
Is the award letter from your favorite college not what you’d hoped? Enough to wonder if it’s even possible without taking on an enormous loan? Don’t panic! You DO have the power to up the amount by thousands by opting for a financial aid appeal. At this point, you’ve tallied the net amounts for your top…
7 Tips to Unraveling Financial Award Letters
Award letters are notoriously complex. They’re riddled with finance terms and non-standard abbreviations. You’re left thinking, “So what do I REALLY owe?” It’s with good reason, but the process becomes far less convoluted when you break down the individual pieces. Master the formula. As you sift through these award letters, it’s important to figure out what financial…
October 2016 Newsletter: It’s FAFSA & CSS Profile Time!
Greetings! It’s October, the NEW Financial Aid month! When it comes to financial aid articles, the FAFSA is mentioned everywhere but the CSS Profile is often left out. Many families are not aware that “… if your child is considering any of the top colleges this country is blessed with, it’s the CSS Profile aid…
September 2016 Newsletter: Is Private Worth the Cost?
It’s September and Back to School Time for Everyone! As a parent of a college bound student, the decision whether to pay more for one college education versus another is daunting. This month’s Featured Find discusses results from a CAPSEE report which challenges the assumption that expensive private colleges will offer a better return on…